Word Order

Question 1

In an interrogative sentence (Fragewörter) that seeks information (i.e., non-rhetorical), what is the position of the interrogative particle and the main verb?

Answer 1

The interrogative particle begins the sentence and the main verb follows it. Qualifiers accompanying the interrogative particle will also precede the verb.

Question 2

In a German statement, what position do you find the conjugated (main) verb?

Answer 2

The second position

Question 3

In nominal word order, what position do you find the subject?

Answer 3

The first position

Question 4

In inverted word order, what position do you find the conjugated (main) verb?

Answer 4

The second position

Question 5

In inverted word order, what element holds the first position?

Answer 5

Any element (Adverb, DO, IO) except the subject, and the main verb holds the second position.

Question 6

In a dependent clause, what position do you find the conjugated verb?

Answer 6

The final position

Question 7

n a dependent clause, what position do you find the subject?

Answer 7

The first position following the subordinating conjunction

Question 8

What’s a good “rule of thumb” when you come to an inflected or conjugated form of haben or sein?

Answer 8

Check the end of the clause for a past participle to see whether the form of haben or sein is an auxiliary of the perfect tense.

Question 9

In a perfect tense clause, in what position does the inflected auxiliary verb stand?

Answer 9

Second position

Question 10

In a perfect tense clause, in what position does the non-finite verb (i.e., past participle) stand?

Answer 10

Last position

Question 11

In a future tense clause, in what position does the inflected auxiliary verb stand?

Answer 11

Second position

Question 12

In a future tense clause, in what position does the non-finite verb (i.e., infinitive) stand?

Answer 12

Last position

Question 13

In a modal future tense clause, in what position does the inflected auxiliary verb stand?

Answer 13

Second position

Question 14

In a modal future tense clause, in what position does the non-finite, non-modal verb (i.e., infinitive) stand?

Answer 14

Second-to-last position

Question 15

In a modal future tense clause, in what position does the modal verb stand?

Answer 15

Last position

Question 16

In a future perfect tense clause, in what position does the inflected auxiliary verb stand?

Answer 16

Second position

Question 17

In a future perfect tense clause, in what position does the non-finite verb (i.e., past participle) stand?

Answer 17

Second-to-last position

Question 18

In a future perfect tense clause, in what position does the haben/sein auxiliary verb stand?

Answer 18

Last position

Question 19

Where do you place selbst or selber when you want to intensify or emphasize a noun or a pronoun?

Answer 19

Anywhere following the noun or pronoun

Question 20

Where do you place selbst or selber when you want to modify a noun or a pronoun as “even + noun/pronoun”?

Answer 20

Before the noun or pronoun